Annabeth would never admit it aloud, at least not to anyone else except for Percy Jackson himself, but she feels the same way. So long as they were somehow connected to each other, even if it's sitting close enough that she can feel his solidity next to her, then she knew they could and would be able to get through anything.

Ah, young love.

"Well, I don't know about monsters." Annabeth laughs at the joke. "But aliens? If you could believe it? Some alien with god-like abilities thought it'd be hilarious to pull a prank of universal proportions on the captain of this ship."

She shrugs.

"I think it's safe to say that no one finds this funny at all."